A rear wall partially collapsed at a vacant, run-down Brooklyn building, causing residents to be evacuated from a neighboring building on Saturday.
The back of a three-story, mixed-use, vacant building came crashing down around 11:20 a.m. at Myrtle Ave. and Adelphi St. in Fort Greene, officials said.
The city’s Department of Buildings said that, upon investigation after the partial collapse, the building was deemed structurally compromised and in danger of further collapse.
The structure previously had a deli on the first floor, but that commercial space was also vacant at the time of the collapse.
DOB issued a vacate order for the collapsed building, as well as its two neighboring buildings, one on either side of it. One of those other buildings, which was also vacant, was also determined to be in a state of serious disrepair, with a partially collapsed roof and significant interior water damage.
Neighbors were evacuated after a large section of the rear wall of 347 Myrtle Ave. collapsed in Brooklyn on Saturday April 18, 2026. 1229. No injuries were reported. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
The other abutting building had 10 residents and a commercial store. The residents were offered emergency relocation from the American Red Cross, DOB said.
No one was injured in the incident. The FDNY said the scene was brought under control by around 12:42 p.m.
A 311 complaint filed with DOB last June stated the building, 347 Myrtle Ave., had a severely cracked support beam and that its rear facade was “separated from the building and leaning.” A DOB emergency response team, however, was unable to gain access to the building when an occupant refused them entry. The complaint was filed under the category “Unstable Building: Leaning — Construction/Demolition.”
Also, according to DOB, the building has 17 active violations for failure to file boiler inspection reports stretching back to Feb. 2000, with the most recent violation this past November.